The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 2, 2060
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
11:43 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1699
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 90.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 25.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.05° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.14° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.